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Reebok Stomps on Women's Dreams

A few weeks ago it was announced that on April 26 (Alien Day) Reebok
would be releasing a replica of the the Alien Stompers Ripley wore in the 1986 movie Aliens,
which were originally made by Reebok for the film. For those who wanted something that isn’t a
mid-calf gym shoe, there was a lower version, worn by Bishop, also being
released.

So here we are, April 26. Everyone is celebrating
Administrative Professionals Day, and a few are

also celebrating Alien Day.
(For those who don’t know the date is a reference to the planet LV-426). Let’s
go get our Alien Stompers on.

Oh, except all you ladies. Yeah. All you ladies that wanted a
pair of Alien Stompers like the ones Ripley, our female hero, wears in the film… Reebok says “fuck
you.” Alien Stompers only come in men’s sizes.

Yep. The shoe worn by one of the strongest, most iconic women on
screen, a woman who unapologetically kicked ass movie after movie, who took out
the Alien queen, cared for a child (RIP Newt), and proved that women can carry
action movies and kick ass long before strong females were something we all so
desperately looked for, is not made for women.

Reebok released a statement saying that the Alien Stompers are
unisex, but apparently they were all sized for men because unisex shoe sizing
isn’t a thing. Then there was also the issue that any sizes lower than a women’s
8 didn’t even appear to exist.

Creating a shoe based off
of a female character and sizing it for men is idiotic. If you want it to be inclusive
why not size it for women and let the men do the math on that one?

Of course there were also only 426 pairs made, all of which
have already sold out, so even if you want a pair and can wear a man’s shoe,
you’re shit out of luck.